Vasily Koshechkin was beaten by both Omsk shooters in the penalty shot session as Metallurg fell 3-2. Ex-NHLer Sergei Kostitsyn scored the shootout winner and had an assist in the match. Ex-Lightning draft pick Dmitri Kazionov failed to convert in his shootout attempt for Magnitogorsk.

Vasily Koshechkin stopped just 1 of 2 in the penalty shot session in Magnitogorsk's 4-3 loss to Astana. Barys got 1 goal and 3 points from former Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski in their win. The goal was Bochenski's 17th of the campaign, which is 3rd in the KHL.

Nizhnekamsk captain and former Lightning forward Martin Cibak had 1 goal and 1 assist to help lead his club to a 4-0 bouncing of Yugra. Current Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 8:37 of ice time.

Nikita Gusev was a scratch for Yugra's 4-3 loss to CSKA. Ex-Lightning prospect Radek Smolenak had a goal in defeat for Yugra. CSKA got goals from former Wings first rounder Igor Grigorenko and former Wings farmhand Ilari Filppula.

Ex-Lightning defenseman Mike Lundin had 1 goal and 1 assist in Astana's 6-1 win over Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus did not dress for the match for Slovan. Slovan's lone goal came on a helper by former Lightning prospect Michal Sersen.

Ex-Lightning forward Paul Szczechura's overtime power play goal lived Riga to a 2-1 win over Yugra. Nikita Gusev played 10:06 in the match for Yugra. Ex-Lightning draft pick Radek Smolenak also assisted on Yugra's only goal.

Andrey Vasilevskiy stopped all 37 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season in Ufa's 1-0 win over Zagreb. Ex-Canucks draft pick Kirill Koltsov assisted on the only goal of the game. Ex-Preds pick Mark Dekanich stopped 23 for Zagreb in defeat.

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in just 2:39 of ice time in Yugra's 4-1 loss to Praha. The young prospect has averaged just 7:56 of ice time a game since joining Yugra earlier this season. Ex-Sabre Jiri Novotny had 2 assists for Praha in their win.

Remember how Jaroslav Janus was closing in on getting his save percentage above .900 for the year? Yeah? Well, forget about that. The young netminder and his Slovan teammates were snowmanned today in an 8-1 defeat to Ekateriburg.

Andrey Vasilevskiy again sat backup to Alexei Volkov in Ufa's 4-2 loss to Donetsk. Donetsk, which is captained by former Lightning forward Ruslan Fedotenko, got a goal from ex-Panther Evgeny Dadonov in the win.

Jaroslav Janus was perfect, including stopping 3 of 3 shooters in the penalty shot session, to deliver Bratislava a 1-0 win over Yugra. Nikita Gusev did not dress in the match for Yugra. Former Lightning prospect Radek Smolenak was among the shooters turned away by Janus is the penalty shot session.

Ex-NHLer Marcel Hossa had 1 goal and 1 assist to lead Riga to a 4-3 shootout win over Yugra. Ex-Lightning forward Paul Szczechura also had a helper in the win for Riga. Ex-Lightning draft pick Radek Smolenak scored his first goal for Yugra in the loss. Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 12:07 in defeat.

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 8:40 of ice time in Yugra's 2-1 loss to Praha. Ex-Lightning forward Radek Smolenak was also scoreless in the match for Yugra, but led his club with 6 shots on goal. Yugra is 11th in the 14 team Eastern Conference.

Jaroslav Janus stopped all 4 shooters he faced in the penalty shot session, including 1 by current Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev and two by ex-Lightning prospect Radek Smolenak to deliver Bratislava a 3-2 win over Yugra. Gusev was scoreless in 5:48 of action in the match. Smolenak did manage a helper in regulation for Yugra in what was his first match with the team.

Andrey Vasilevskiy sat backup in Ufa's 3-2 loss to Astana. Astana was led by a pair of goals from former Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski, his 13th and 14th of the season. For those who missed it, it was also announced Ufa will loan Andrey Vasilevskiy to Russia's U20 WJC team this winter.

Vasily Koshechkin was lifted after allowing 2 goals and then reinserted for the second shooter in the shootout session, which he stopped, in Magnitogorsk's 5-4 SO loss to Ekaterinburg. Bizarre use of the goaltenders. Ekaterinburg got a goal from captain and former Lightning defenseman Sergey Gusev. Danis Zaripov had a hat trick in defeat for Magnitogorsk.